Responding to “both Likud Party members in Israel as well as their Americans supporters” who “complain that the Obama administration is unduly ‘interfering’ in Israeli politics”–as exemplified by Ben Smith of Politico reporting that “the administration’s escalating pressure on Israel to freeze all growth of its settlements on Palestinian land has begun to stir concern among Israel’s numerous allies”–Salon‘s Glenn Greenwald (6/3/09, ad-viewing required) likens the situation to “teenagers who tell their parents that they are not compelled to comply with parental dictates” and are told that “as long as they seek financial support, then the parents have the right […]